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Hundreds turn out for newly named Salmonfest music festival

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Dozens of people dance among a cloud of bubbles released in front of Salmonfest's main stage on Friday July 17, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska.

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Hayley Herman, 7, plays with a hoola hoop in front of Salmonfest's main stage on Friday July 31, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska.

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Reece Solomon, 7, hops down from a bouncy slide at Salmonfest on Friday July 31, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska.

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Bryan Goldstein (left) and Alexandra Guilford share their message about proposed mines in British Columbia that could threaten Alaska's salmon rivers with passersby on Friday July 31, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska.

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Julia Zagaya, of Tennessee, holds still while her face is painted during Salmonfest on Friday July 31, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska.

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Many festival-goers brought their children for daytime activities during Salmonfest.

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Carlee Dick, a resident of Canada, hoola hoops in front of Salmonfest's main stage on Friday July 31, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska.

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Crowd members cheer as young festival-goers perform flips and dance mooves in front of Salmonfest's main stage on Friday July31, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska.

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A festival-goer admires her hand after receiving a henna tatoo on Friday July 31, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska. Several vendors offered henna, in addition to glitter tatoos and massages.

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Reece Solomon, 7, enjoys some cotton candy with his sister, 6-year-old Hattie Solomon, on the lawn in front of Salmonfest's main stage on Friday July 31, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska.

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Eager festival-goers camp out on the lawn in front of Salmonfest's main stage awaiting the first performer on Saturday Aug. 1, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska.

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Thor Wilkerson, 3, attempts to blow up a balloon on the lawn in front of Salmonfest's main stage on Friday July 17, 2015 at Polly Creek Beach, Alaska.

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Seattle musician Jim Page serenades an audience as the first performer on Salmonfest's main stage on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska.

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A crowd gathers on the lawn in front of Salmonfest's main stage to listen to performer Jim Page on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska.

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This sweatshirt hanging outside the booth set up by United Tribes of Bristol Bay was one of several on display advocating on Saturday Aug. 1, 2015 in Ninilchik, Alaska. The sweatshirts and other merchandise were a way for vendors to advocate for the safety of salmon.